Yesterday we spotted the light rail while on route to our hotel, Doubletree Suites by Hilton near the airport. As we had a free day before our escorted tour was to begin tomorrow, we decided we'd take the light rail as a way to see Phoenix.
So this morning after breakfast our hotel shuttle dropped us off at the 44th St/Washington station. We purchased an all day pass for $4.00 at the kiosk. We rode west past downtown Phoenix to the end of the line. Then we rode it back east to Mesa.
We experienced a bit of drama on each end. A woman on a motorized scooter got on. She wasn't parallel to the train. The train started moving. She toppled over. Scooter and all.
Heading east several folks got on who either talked to themselves or seemed on drugs. I'm from a big city and I take public transit everywhere but here it seemed to attract even more folks living on the fringe.
We experienced all this on our four hour RT day trip. Including a lunch break near Chase Field.
All in all the system is very efficient, and bike transport friendly.